Indictment

in·dict·ment

/inˈdītmənt/

noun

When the Grand Jury issues a formal charge which states there is enough evidence to suggest the defendant could have committed the crime; this is deemed to be justification for a trial. Indictments are normally used in felony cases.

On the 26th of June, accompanied by fourteen others, he presented to the grand jury of Westminster an indictment of the duke of York as a Popish recusant.

Synonyms: complaint, count, allegation, citation

Injunction

in·junc·tion

inˈjəNG(k)SHən/

noun

This is a court order which prevents a named party or parties from taking any action. A preliminary injunction is normally issued to give the judge enough time to determine if a permanent injunction is justified.

An anti-smoke injunction in 1908 closed the furnaces in the immediate vicinity of Salt Lake City.

Synonyms: order, ruling, directive, command, instruction; decree, edict, dictum, dictate, fiat, mandate, writ; warning, caution, admonition

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